December 05, 2013, 4:37PM

Statistics from the Office of Economic Analysis show that deaths outpace births in 13 rural Oregon counties, indicating that those areas will struggle to maintain a healthy number of young, working-age households in the future. Full story »

September 08, 2013, 9:00AM

Despite the slowly recovering economy, the number of Oregonians relying on public assistance continues at a near-record level. So what is the state doing -- and not doing -- to try to reduce those numbers? Full story »

March 19, 2013, 6:45PM

Oregon gained jobs for the third month in a row but unemployment rate flatlined for the fourth. The recent growth, estimated at a seasonally adjusted 6,800 jobs last month, was dampened by a shrinking labor force, leaving Oregon's jobless rate stuck at 8.4 percent for months. Full story »

November 05, 2009, 6:36PM

August 15, 2009, 7:38AM

Home prices fall. Lending is tight. Foreclosures rise. Despite the doom, there are some sparks in the Portland housing market. First-time buyers, enticed by an $8,000 federal tax credit, have boosted sales and helped slow the declines in home values. Full story »